Horse hay-fork



D D U J L J. & D R A I W H HORSE HAY FORK.

No. 403,019. Patented May 7, 1889.

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' NITED STATES PATENT HARRY \VIARD AND JAMES L. JUDD, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

HORSE HAY-FORK SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 403,019, dated May 7, 1889.

Application filed November 28, 1888. Serial No. 292,098 (No model.)

To aZZ whom it mag concern.-

Be it known that we, HARRY TIARD and JAMES L. J UDD, of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Horse Hay-Forks, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention consists in an improved construction and combination of the component members of the frame of a horse hay-fork, which frame possesses superior stability and affords a better support for the tines, as hereinafter fully explained, and specifically set forth in the claims.

The invention is fully illustrated in the annexed drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a horse hay-fork embodying our improved frame. Fig. 2 is a horizontal transverse section on line so 50, Fig. l; and Figs. 3 and 4 are vertical transverse sections, respectively, on lines y g and z 2, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the head of the frame, which head is composed of a single beam.

B B and B B designate two sets of braces, preferably of wood, each of which sets embraces between the lower ends of the braces one of the end portions of the head-beam A. The upper ends of said braces converge, and are united by a metallic yoke, h, which clasps the two sets of braces, and is bolted thereto, and has connected to it also the usual latch, Z, for retaining the bail f.

O 0 denote double struts, which are also preferably of wood, and embrace between their lower ends the central portion of the headbeam A, and have their respective upper ends terminated at and rigidly secured to the braces B B, preferably inserted between the said braces, and fastened thereto by means of bolts a a, passing transversely through said braces and intervening portions of the struts, the lower ends of the braces and struts being secured to the head-beam by the heels of the tines t 1, extending through said parts and provided with nuts or, by which to fasten the tines.

It will be observed that by placing the wooden braces and struts on opposite sides of the solid single head-beam we afford to each of the tinest a long and firm support on the frame, which support is further re-en forced by the metallic straps i i, secured to the struts and braces at opposite sides of the frame, and formed with eyes, through which the tines pass.

In order to obtain a secure fastening for the straps c' c on the struts, we interpose blocks 1) 1) between the lowerportions of the struts O O, and insert through the struts and intervening blocks the bolts d d, on which the straps c' i are hung. Between the braces B B of each set we mount on the head-beam A a bracket,

0, and bolt the same to said beam. The said bracket is formed with a sleeve, Z, and through the two braces and intervening sleeve passes the bolt, on each end of which is hung one of the straps i.

The usual bail, f, is hinged to the "two brack ets c c on the twoend portions of the headbeam A.

It is apparent that by the combination of the solid head-beam A with the inclined braces B B and struts O O, embracing with their lower ends the aforesaid head-beam, and all united in the manner hereinbefore described and illustrated in the annexed drawings, we obtain a structure of superior stability without materially increasing the weight thereof, and such a structure is capable of securely supporting the tines t 25.

To the back of the head-beam A we firmly attach a rectangular bent plate, 0, to which we attach the handle 19. The strap it, which is connected to the bail-retaining latch, passes through the opening between the plate 0 and head-beam.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the head-beam A, the two sets of braces B B, embracingbetween their lower ends the end portions of said beam and united at their upper ends, the double struts O O, embracing between their lower ends the aforesaid head-beam and having their upper ends inserted between the braces B B of the respective sets, bolts a a, passing through the said braces and intervening portions of the struts, blocks 7) b, interposed between the lower portions of the struts, bolts d (Z, passing through the struts and blocks, the straps i i, hung on said bolts, and the tines having their heels passing through the straps and through the braces and struts and intervening beam, substantially as described and shown.

2. The combination of the head-beam A, the two sets of braces B B,e1nbracing between their lower ends the end portions of the head-beam and united at their upper ends, the brackets 12 c, mounted on the end portions of the headbealn between the aforesaid braces and fastened to said beam and formed with the sleeve Z, the bolt (7, passing through the braces and intervening sleeve Z, and the bail f, hinged to I 5 the brackets o 0, substantially as described and shown.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto signed our names, in the presence of two witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of ()non- 2o daga, in the State of New York, this 21st day of November, 1888.

HARRY VVIARD. s. JAMES L. J UDD. L.

Witnesses:

C. H. DUELL, MARK. W. DEWEY. 

